Agricultural Prices Increase In March

The latest national statistics produced by Defra on agricultural price indices in the UK were released recently and show that prices on the whole incrased between February and March 2012 and between 2010 and 2011. The monthly index of producer prices of agricultural products for March 2012 was 169 compared with 166.2 for February, an increase of 1.02%. The annual index for 2011 was 163.7 compared with 2010 when it was 144.9,a 1.13% increase. The monthly index of purchase prices of the means of agricultural production for March 2012 was 152 compared to February's 150.3, giving an increase of 1.01%. The annual index for 2011 was 151.2 up from 135.6 in 2010 or 1.12% increase.

Business Research And Development

Total research and development expenditure in cash terms in business in 2009 totalled £15.6bn, that is a fall of 2.5% on 2008. The ONS sub-divides business R & D into civil and defence spending. Civil R & D expenditure decreased by 1.4% to £13.7bn and defence expenditure decreased by 10.2% to £1.9bn. In real terms total expenditure decreased by 4.1% to £15.6bn within which civil expenditure decreased by 3% to £13.7bn.

The product group with the highest R & D performance was pharmaceuticals at £4.4bn or 28.4% of all spending. Other significant product groups included aerospace (£1.5bn), computers (£1.5bn), motor vehicles and parts (£1.1bn) and telecommunications (£1.1bn). The region with the highest performance in terms of expenditure was the East of England (24.9%), the South East (23%) and the North West (13.1%) and the lowest in England was the North East (2%) and in the UK N. Ireland (1.9%). In terms of employment, the South East was highest employing the most people in R & D with 35,000, the East of England employed 30,000. The North East, Wales and N. Ireland employed the least at 4,000 each.

Product News 3

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